Our Team

The value that Khaznah Strategies brings to its clients is embodied in our team of professionals who bring a wealth of experience and a unique network of business contacts. Our team has extensive experience and a strong contact base in the extractive industries (oil & gas and mining), corporate finance and the financial markets. The principal members of the team have had wide experience in private and public companies and considerable transaction experience. We are also used to dealing on an advisory basis with senior-level clients.

Peter Kaznacheev, PhD

Managing Partner and Member of the Supervisory Board

Peter Kaznacheev brings with him over 12 years of experience in Russia and CIS, the United Kingdom and the United States. His professional career includes business development in the oil & gas industry with British Petroleum, senior work in the Russian government and the G8, and economic research and analysis of emerging markets.

Nicolas C. Ollivant

Director and Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Nicolas Ollivant has over 35 years of experience in corporate banking, risk management, deal structuring and information management in various financial institutions, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and in real estate. Nicolas has worked in Russia and the CIS, in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

Peter B. Heimann

Director and Member of the Supervisory Board

Peter Heimann has over 25 years of experience in the United States, Switzerland, Austria and the post-Soviet countries in banking, financial services, trading, and insurance with a specific focus on the emerging economies of Eastern Europe and CIS. He has worked with major companies such as the Zurich Financial Services Group, AIG and Lehman Brothers.

Mia Peterson

Financial Director

Mia Peterson has over eight years of experience in financial control and management information with various blue chip companies such as Citigroup, Barclays Bank, BP, British Telecom, and Microsoft. Mia is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FSA Accreditation) and is ACCA qualified.

Yakov Shegolev

Vice-President

Yakov Shegolyov has over 11 years of experience in various commercial roles in the oil & gas industry in emerging economies and in corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom. He has led large projects related to offshore and onshore oil opearations in the Caspian region and globally and he also worked on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project.

Kair Shermukhametov

Associate

Kair has worked in various analytical jobs with a focus on energy and mining in Kazakhstan in the areas of finance and media.